Rotten
Louiso's misfiring comedy feels less like a comic feast than a thrown-together assemblage of haphazardly nuked leftovers.
Nathan Rabin, AV Club
The Marc Pease Experience
Hold your applause.
2009 · 1h 24m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Todd Louiso
Overview
Former high school musical star, Marc Pease, finds himself still living in the past, eight years after graduating.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
18%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Like Schwartzman, Stiller devotes aptly excessive attention to the portrayal of a character too invested in trivial pursuits himself. It's the movie's one decent joke, but, in the absence of laughs, the most the actors can draw from it is a mere grin.
Rob Nelson, Variety
Rotten
The film is an all-you-can-eat buffet of mediocrity. A spiraling vortex of boredom. A deflated Whoopee cushion.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
This is a slight and unessential picture, but its quirky, compassionate tone seems destined to attract a cult following, and members of high-school drama clubs everywhere will be riveted.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
The Marc Pease Experience is likable enough; it's just no Rushmore.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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